Antiretroviral treatment for children with peripartum nevirapine exposure.
Single-dose nevirapine is the cornerstone of the regimen for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-limited settings, but nevirapine frequently selects for resistant virus in mothers and children who become infected despite prophylaxis.
in resource-limited settings, alternative strategies for the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child, as well as for the treatment of HIV infection, are urgently required.